Inside the box, the hardware (chip-level) is the same. Buy the cheapest one.
Tony
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1. Re: [XSCE] Intel NUC v/s Gigabyte BRIX (Anish Mangal)
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Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2017 10:40:37 +0530
From: Anish Mangal <anis...@umich.edu>
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Subject: Re: [Server-devel] [XSCE] Intel NUC v/s Gigabyte BRIX
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Adam, Tony,
Thanks. The reason for asking this question was pure economics. The BRIX is
$20 cheaper than the NUC from where we can buy it. So if there are no
problems short or long term with the BRIX, would like to purchase that.
The NUC is a nice device, but if we can get similar performance at lower
price, I am all for that.
In terms of battery, if anyone is interested in experimenting dead laptop
battery packs to make battery packs for NUC, please ping me. I have been
experimenting with the same :)
On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 10:37 AM, Tony Anderson <tony_ander...@usa.net>
wrote:
Hi, Anish
I have deployed both (several versions of each). I also deploy Zotac. The
internal hardware is identical so it really doesn't matter. There are
variations in hdmi connector, number of usb 3.0 ports, whether or not there
is vga and so on. Most recent configurations include a built-in wifi which
is helpful. The important parameters are the size of the hard drive
(minimum 1TB) and memory (4GB minimum and as much as possible).
Currently XSCE is configured to use the built in wifi as an access point.
In deployments which have access to the internet, it would be convenient to
have this set up to accept dhcp and to select a hotspot. Using the RJ45
port to access the internet makes it awkward to use to set up the LAN. We
generally assume the RJ45 port provides the best support for the LAN and
that the internet should be accessed via a usb-ethernet adapter or access
by a wifi hotspot.
Current laptops are equipped with a 1TB drive which makes them an
interesting alternative. They need to be configured to continue operation
with the lid closed. However, the laptop provides a convenient built in UPS
and enables installation using the builtin monitor and keyboard.
Tony
On 01/20/2017 12:24 PM, Anish Mangal wrote:
Dear folks,
If anyone here has experience of having used both these devices in the
field, which one would you recommend .. if the performance specs
(processor, RAM, etc.) were the same.
Best,
Anish
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